NLM CityHopper Flight 431
The crash site of NLM Flight 431 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 October 1981 |
| Summary | Structural failure in severe turbulence: 183 |
| Site | Moerdijk, near Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands 51°42′N 4°31′E / 51.700°N 4.517°E |
| Aircraft | |
| PH-CHI, the aircraft involved in the accident, is seen here in May 1981 | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-28-4000 |
| Aircraft name | Eindhoven |
| Operator | NLM CityHopper |
| Registration | PH-CHI |
| Flight origin | Rotterdam Airport |
| Stopover | Eindhoven Airport |
| Destination | Hamburg Airport |
| Occupants | 17 |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
NLM CityHopper Flight 431 refers to a Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was due to operate an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service. On 6 October 1981, the aircraft encountered a tornado on the first leg, minutes after taking off from Rotterdam Airport, and crashed 15 miles (24 km) south-southeast of Rotterdam. All 17 occupants of the aircraft – 13 passengers and 4 crew members– died in the accident.: 183